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Time Fillers

Make every spare minute count.

Quick drama games and activities help you fill extra time with creative, focused, and meaningful classroom work.

Games, Exercises, & Activities Time Fillers

Time Filler Activity: Mindful Minutes

If students are feeling stressed or anxious, it can be helpful to share some techniques and exercises to help them calm down, regulate themselves, and re-centre, so they can go about the rest of...
Games, Exercises, & Activities Time Fillers

Time-Filler Activity: Blank: The Musical

If you’ve ever wished that there were a musical about your favourite topics or random ideas, then this time-filler activity will be right up your alley. You can structure this activity in a variety...
Games, Exercises, & Activities Time Fillers

Time Filler Activity: Everything You Know

Are you curious to know what your students know about a particular topic? Or do you wonder about what they actually retained from your last lesson? The following activity is a good way to find out...
Games, Exercises, & Activities Time Fillers

Time Filler Activities: Symbol Stories

Sometimes you have a few minutes at the end of class where you need to keep your students occupied, but you don’t want to start a new exercise or let the class devolve into mindless chatter. Enter...
Games, Exercises, & Activities Time Fillers

10-minute Time Filler: Senses Scenes

Need something to fill the last 10 minutes so you’re going right to the bell? Try this exercise! Instruction• Students write a different header on five different pieces of paper (OR download the...